MERRY BERRY CHRISTMAS

"The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas Tree.
Those gifts are your friends, family, and the ones you love."

It's Christmas! Did a Christmas present exchange with the bunch every year! Our assignment was to get a creative present worth RM10 and non-edible. Since I didn't know who I'm specifically giving, I decided to get a SNAIL facial mask worth RM10 which any boy or girl can use. Had lunch with the bunch at Basil, Le Bistrot @Kek Chuan Road, Penang (Checkout their facebook page here and menu here). I love their brunch menu. I'm a big fan for brunch! Love anything with eggs. So here's what we had: Egg Florantine, Asparagus & Poached Egg, Full English Breakfast, Bagel & Cream Cheese, Veloute of Roma Tomatoes Soup, and Chicken & Bacon Sandwiches. All are good and truly recommended.

We went for coffee and desserts at Dolce Dessert @Kek Chuan Road, Penang directly opposite Basil, Le Bistrot (Checkout their facebook page here). They have good tarts and really good coffee as they use Illy Coffee. And it's time to exchange the presents! After drawing lots using pieces of papers, I ended up getting cute and colourful note pads as the exchanged present which I can use for work! The overall presents were really funny as there were hand wash bottles, A4 sized papers, lip balm, toothbrush travel kit, tissue paper holder, and facial masks. It was a fun Christmas time!

I had another Christmas present exchange with besties Becca and Yen. I ended up getting TheFaceShop products. Yay! Say goodbye to blackheads!

Hope you readers have an awesome Christmas celebration.
Have a Merry Berry Christmas! 

♥ deborahk.

YOUR GIFTS HAVE MEANING

"It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving."

                                                                                  by Mother Theresa

The fun of Christmas is all about gifting. It brings joy to us whether to receive a gift, or giving a gift. Gifting can be fun in many ways. It all depends on the idea you put on it. When getting a present, you can get what the person likes which helps them appreciate how much you know them. It's fun to know how much you know about your friends and family. It is also fun when you are exchanging presents with friends where you do not know which specific friend whom you are giving to yet until you draw lots on the day itself. So with a budget and conditions on the "type of present" set among your friends, it is fun to think outside the box and get anything within the budget and conditions met. So I have done my Christmas shopping, and now it's time for me to wrap my presents up! Can't wait for Christmas! Remember, it's not the value of the gift inside, but the thought behind the gift.

p.s. I hope my friends and family do not read this post yet till after Christmas, as the photo above exposes some of the presents ;)

♥ deborahk.

THAT'S THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!

"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
                                                                      by William Thomas Ellis

YAY, Christmas is coming! It's the most beautiful time of the year! With pretty lights filling the malls and streets, spreading so much cheer! To my believe, the best way to spread the Christmas spirit is to decorate for the festive season! So this year, the company decided to spread the Christmas spirit in the office. It wasn't a competition, it's more of the spirit of decorating. Me and a colleague took the liberty to decorate a section of the office. With a minimal budget and due to short notice of decorating, here is what we did. It's not much, but it'll do for me :) Hope you enjoy decorating as much as I do! For more ideas on DIY Christmas decorations, you can checkout pinterest here. My most favourite website for cool ideas, basically on EVERYTHING!

♥ deborahk.

HI, JACK

"It may be hard to say goodbye, but the good with it is a promise of something better"



 

 

I was glad to be invited to attend my colleague's wedding, Jack. It was somewhat like a farewell for us but yet still a happy moment as we got to witness the marriage of the lovely couple. Jack is one of the most kind and helpful person I've ever met. He was in the same first batch with us when the company just started out. A perfect gentleman. That's what got him nominated as the Best Employee, the superman of our company. I wish him all the best in his future endeavours. Cheers, mate.

 

 

 

♥ deborahk.

POSTCARDS FROM KUALA LUMPUR

 

"Eat well, travel often"

My recent travel to KL with my mom and Sarah, my big sis to visit the lil' sis, Laura. Our three days trip will be all on eating and shopping. Our flight got delayed in Penang for an hour so we went for coffee at Kaffa Espresso Bar @Penang International Airport. The price is more expensive in the airport compared to the one in town, but I still love their salted caramel. Yums! We arrived in KL in the late afternoon. So we went for a really late lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. @The Curve, the mall opposite IKEA. We shared all three shrimp dishes: Bubba's Far Out Dip & Shrimp Mayan Salsa, Shrimper's Net Catch and Shrimper's Heaven. Yummehhh. Shrimp overload.

It was already evening by then, so we wanted to go for Boat Noodles @Empire Damansara for dinner. But the waiting line was so long. So we gave up and dropped by a bakery called Tours Le Jours @Empire Damansara. Oh! I just heard that Rain Bi was at the Bukit Bintang branch!! Anyway, in Empire Damansara I was attracted to their hanging pink umbrellas. Did not take photos of the pink umbrellas as it was too dark.

We photo bombed my mom's photo. She didn't even notice. Hahaha

We postponed our visit for Boat Noodle for tomorrow's brunch instead, hoping it would not be packed then and also so I could take photos of the beautiful pink umbrellas! We adjourned to myBurgerLab @Taman Sea to eat my ultimate favourite Beautiful Mess burger. Brought my mom and sisters to try it! And they loved it, of course. That was our Day 1 of eating in KL. Let's continue with Day 2. Had breakfast at Village Park Restaurant @Damansara Utama for their famous Nasi Lemak. Its really good, you should try. Continued our eating spree at the same Boat Noodles @Empire Damansara. We managed to beat the lunch crowd. As for my opinion on the noodles, I tried their dry noodles and also with soup. For a person like me who loves sour like vinegar, the noodle soup was too vinegary for my liking and also the dry sauce was too salty. I just like the concept of the store where they will serve very small portions in a few bowls so you can stack them up. The more you eat, the more bowls you can stack up.

 

And finally, I took photos of the pretty pink umbrellas! Went for bagels next door called The Bagel Company still @Empire Damansara.

 

 

Next, we went for Uncle Jang @Sunway Giza. I have been wanting to try this, and finally I have. I do like the Dak Galbi. It is a Korean dish with chicken cubes marinated in chili paste and fried together with vegetables and rice cakes. You can choose to add in either ramen noodles or rice. Their portion is big. Enough to share among 2-3 people. Went to try O Banh Mi @1 Utama. A Vietnamese restaurant with freakin' good Vietnamese coffee and pork belly sandwiches. Wanted to have dinner at Sri Nirvana Maju @Bangsar for banana leaf rice but it was closed!! So our other alternative was Devi's Corner also @Bangsar. Their crab curry is really good. I can say that Sri Nirvana Maju and Devi's Corner are equally good. Sarah paid for our desserts at Alexis Bistro @Bangsar. Their desserts are good! That ended our Day 2 eating in KL.

 

On our last day, we shopped at Berjaya Times Square and next door at Ayam Penyet Ria @Sungei Wang Plaza. I really love their sambal (chilli). Warning: Its really spicy. So you see, for the past three days I have been around the clock! Time to go on a diet.

 

 

 

Here's my shopping damage (which I paired them up with my other clothing that is suitable) :

I bought a red & white strappy romper paired with my denim shirt worn on top, brown belt worn to the high-waist, my favourite black wedges, vintage Casio watch & blue medium Le Pliage Longchamp Tote Bag.

I bought a black flowy skirt that can be matched with anything. I paired it up with my Forever21 denim cropped top, vintage Casio watch & a clear clutch. A cute outfit.

 I got a beige off-shoulder top paired with a frayed denim shorts from Forever21, vintage Casio watch, & sling handbag from Padini.

 

 I got a maxi summer dress that can be paired with a pair of simple beach sandals.

  

♥deborahk.